Trace support



April 8, 1924. 1,489,504

J. C. NICHOLS TRACE SUPPORT Filed May 22, 1923 a j/ /y/ w John [LNi chuls WWW Patented Apr. 8, 1924.

UNITED STATES JOHN C. NICHOLS, OF SH'EBOYGAIN', WISCONSIN.

TRACE SUPPORT.

Application filed May 22, 1923.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, JOHN C. NIciioLs, a citizen of the United States, and resident of iu'heboygan, in the county of Sheboygan and State of Wisconsin, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Trace Supports; and I do hereby declare that the foliowing is a full, clear, and exact description thereof.

This invention relates to strap guiding member for harness and is particularly directed to a trace support.

This case constitutes one of a series of cases filed simultaneously having elements cooperating to form a harness without stitching.

In trace supports there is a great deal of wear between the trace and the supporting straps as usually constructed. Also at this point it is highly desirable that projecting parts be kept away from the horse as the trace straps impose considerable pressure at times laterally upon the side of the horse, and it is, therefore, highly desirable to provide a device free from projecting portions which might injure the horse. Also when the straps and traces are under considerable stress binding frequently occurs with consequent displacement of parts of the harness.

This invention is designed to overcome the above noted defects, and objects of such invention are, therefore, to provide a trace support in which metal is provided for the trace to slide upon, in which contact of leather to leather is avoided, in which no laterally projecting portions likely to injure the horse are employed, in which a portion of the device is encircled by the supporting strap, and in which means are provided for permitting the entering of the trace into the device without the necessity of threading the end of the trace through the support.

Further objects are to provide a device which may be readily cast in a simple manner without necessity of providing elaborate cores and to provide a device which may be cheaply and readily manufactured at a small cost.

All embodiment of the invention is shown in the accompanying drawings, in which;

Figure 1 is a face view of the trace support.

Figure 2 is a sectional view on the line 2-2 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is an edge view of the device.

Serial No. 640,683.

Figure 4: is a longitudinal sectional view showing the supporting strap in position.

Figure 5 shows a modified use of the device illustrating its ada itability to old harnesses.

Figure (3 is a detailed modification of the support.

The device comprises a main body portion of metal which is provided with a vertical wall 1. This wall has a laterally projecting portion 2 adjacent its upper end and a laterallly projecting portion 3 adjacent its lower enc.

It is provided with an aperture a therethrough for a purpose thereinafter to appear.

The lower or bottom member 3 is provided with an upturned tongue 5 which roughly parallels the vertical wall 1. The vertical wall 1, the tongue 5 and the upper and lower portions 2 and 3 define a rectangular opening for the reception of the trace 6 as shown in dotted lines in Figures 4; and 5.

The trace, it will be seen, freely slides through the rectangular aperture in the device with a minimum friction and without any contact whatsoever of leather to leather, thereby avoiding rapid wear.

It is to be noted that by ending the tongue 5 a distance below the upper portion 2 that an entrance aperture is provided through which the trace may be readily passed without the necessity of threading one end of the trace through the device.

The lower end of the body portion is provided with an eyelet consisting of an outer loop '7 and an inner member 8, such inner member being spaced from the end of the body portion. The eyelet is adapted to receive the belly band or buckle therefrom.

Side walls 9 extend upwardly from the transverse upper portion 2 and are joined by bars 10 and 11, such bars being arranged in spaced relation with the bar 10 uppermost. These bars have their substantially flat inner faces arranged in planes which substantially converge, as may be clearly seen from Figure 4. In using the device the trace is entered through the side opening between the tongue 5 and the upper portion 2. The supporting strap extends downwardly between the body portion and the bar 11 over the outer face of the tongue 5 beneath the lower portion 3 adjacent the outer face of the wall 1 and upwardly beneath the bar 10, thus defining a loop encircling 1 the (tune and spacec from the trace 6 by means of such body portieu thereby greventmg a leather to ieather Contact and previdlng an unobstructed metai s me We}? fer the trace.

It is to be noted from livure though great stresses may he i111 gosee 1pm the device, that the major poui 1 trace support is completel supporting strap 52 ar portion at the support i hear (:FU'QSSiVQ strains.

It is found. in manure support that by the PTUVL ture i in the Wail 1 that a mould may he e-iiupzioyed 2s sand may project to the ii'ri tongue 5. 'ihis. is win 1; necessity of elaborate co the device and cheap method to he to iug the device.

Figure 5 shows the DREL-Ql oi? device When it is applied to old harness in which it is desired to eri'iph the old p of the straps Without in any V L iug them. This 's eadiiy accomplished by inverting the tace. stppert as she Figure 5, with the eyelet portioi uppermost. In this case. the heily hand 13 passed tqivrardiy under the bar 11 around the iat eraiiy projecting portion 3, d 'winvardly on the outer side of the wall 1 and is Wrapped or folded over the bar 10. it. rivet 1." is then passed through the eof the t 1 and the adjacent portion EL; shown in ure 5, to securely look the strap in pesit-ion. hen the device is used in ener described for the: repair of it will be seen that metal slide va provided the trace althou the device :1 dfl'fereut manner from that is made solid 2L (ii/1115317011(ling has been pm,

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